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MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT |
GETTING
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Getting to By air:
The By train:
Unless you are willing to travel on an overnight train, there are only two
cities that run daily Amtrak service to By car: St. Louis can be reached by car in 5 hours
or less from several major cities including Chicago, Kansas City,
Indianapolis, Memphis, and Louisville.
There are additional charges for parking at downtown hotels. Getting around Public transport:
A lot of places are served
by Metrolink -- the local light rail
system. Visit the Metrolink website
if you would like to get a map ahead of your visit. One way trips are $2.00 (with the exception
of the in-bound airport trip which is $3.50).
You can purchase your tickets on the platform at the station, but you
must stamp your ticket before boarding the train. Metrolink operates on an honor
system; however, employees routinely walk through trains and ask to see your
stamped ticket. If you do not have a
stamped ticket, you will receive a heavy fine. Metro buses also run throughout
the city. The train and bus schedules
and maps can be found at: www.metrostlouis.org. Taxis are not
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Hi, Folks: Welcome to the American Society of Criminology’s
website for the non-programmatic aspects of the 2008 meetings in St.
Louis. St Louis is far more than a
city with a big arch, a big river and a big brewery. Rather, first-time visitors typically are
amazed at how its rich, colorful, and often controversial social, cultural
and political histories continue to be reflected in the structure and
dynamics of contemporary life. Many of
you are likely to be aware of our long music and sports traditions and of the
cuisines associated with the many racial and ethnic groups that reside in the
St. Louis area (by the way, we reportedly consume more barbecue sauce per
capita than any other city in the United States). But did you know that writers like Maya
Angelou, William Burroughs, T.S. Eliot, and Tennessee Williams, or actors/entertainers
like Josephine Baker, Redd Foxx, Betty Grable, Virginia Mayo and Vincent
Price lived here at one time or another? That the first library, church,
Jewish congregation, farmers’ market and institution of higher learning West
of the Mississippi River were (and are) located here? That St. Louis has the most free visitor attractions in the
United States outside of Washington, DC (such as the Art Museum, the Zoo, Cahokia
Mounds, the Science Center, the History Museum, and many more)? Or that our
Botanical Garden is ranked among the top three in the world (some of this
information was provided by Ironworkers Local 396-St. Louis Trivia)? Such a list could go on and on. Therefore, the Program Committee asked T.J.
Taylor to develop this site to provide you with a broad sense of the many
opportunities that await you during your free time at the meetings. If you have any more specific questions or
interests that you might consider unusual, please feel free to ask any one of
us. We are more than happy to help
show off the city. Have a wonderful time. Best wishes, President, American
Society of Criminology |
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